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I was just recently shopping for a titanium bike myself. Ended up buying an Enigma Excel. The stock size 53 geometry was exactly what I wanted and the price was very competitive. Just received the frame 2 weeks ago and took it for a few rides since. I'm perfectly satisfied with my purchase, no buyers remorse here.

The only issue I have with the frame is the decals. They pretty much felt like they were going to fall off at some point when I first saw the frame, and well the top tube decals came off after today's ride. Minor complaint, but it doesn't bother me.

The Litespeed Archon/T1 is a great frame, but not as light as some carbonHave you considered the L1r carbon as a race frame, the massive bb386evo bottom bracket, gives you great power transfer and instant acceleration.

I think people who seem to talk Van Nicholas down generally haven't owned or ridden them and tend to be blinded by the 'Made in China' tag.

I've got an Astraeus which I've been on for 3 full seasons. It's a superb work horse, handles well, rides well on long rides on poor roads, climbs well. In 3 seasons I'd have north of 30,000K in it, including probably more than 100 days of racing, stage racing, single stage road, countless crits. It's taken everything I've thrown at it, and looks pretty much as good as the day I got it.

I've also got a new-ish Baum (Cubano) that I've had for 6 months and was custom fit and built for me.

Sure the Baum is stiffer, and handles a bit differently (not better or worse, just different). The finish on the Baum is miles ahead of the VN etc. But overall for the price, the VN stands up incredibly well.